Love this original painting. Simple. Well-executed. Good use of negative space and fumage (essentially smoke from a candle) used to give the ethereal look of the majestic butterfly as he flies away in intense fashion. Little known UK artist made this one for me on commission after series sold out. Fantastic piece. Great artist. Reasonable price.

Martin Whatson is a very collectible, highly sought after Norwegian urban artist. He also creates amazing murals with his classic colorful graffiti tag pieces. This was an edition of original hand-painted butterflies. This one hangs in my daughter’s room. The bright pop some color on a white wall look fantastic and it’s one of her favorite pieces.

Love his bright pop-culture bold and bright prints. So much going on in the details - which is different for each of his War Dove prints, each also has bullet holes in the print. The second picture is from the show opening with the artist here in Tampa.

Interestingly, I bought this small, original stencil and spray paint canvas painting prior to the pandemic. However, it made even more sense to me after the pandemic. Keying off Edvard Munch’s famous painting “The Scream”, it captured the essence of what we all felt having to wear masks wherever we went. It’s still a little reminder of that crazy time in our lives. Munch’s painting is his most famous and interestingly, it has been stolen many, many times over the years. Much like the Mona Lisa, books can be written about how these incredible art heists took place!

I love how he cuts the canvas with a knife and the builds the image around the hole in the canvas. Stencils and spray paint make this one pop a bit. Love original paintings as they have so much more depth and texture compared to prints. He is reasonably affordable compared to some contemporary artists.